The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-10-06

I 20 publish the resolutions adopted
By some Of the teachers Of the
county commendatory Of the su-
perintendeut Of Education aud re-
commenting his reappointmentt
We answer, because DR.. Parker
and ourselves "lack mutuality, "
and this reminds us ofan anecdote;
A white man was trying to trade
a darkey a blind mule for his
horse. The darkey preferred to
have a mule and listened to the
proposition made him with con-
siderable interest, but whenever
he would attempt to get in front Of
the mule, so he could examine his
eyes critically, the jockey would
turn the baalam around. Finally,
however, the negro got a look at
the animals head, and seeing he
was blind he instantly mounted
his horse, and remarked: "See
here boss, Use not gwine 70 trade
for dat mule at all.p
"Why, what's the matter" asked
the white man2
"Kase, dat mule lacks mutual
ity," was the reply.
"Mutuality? What do you mean
by thaty"
Why its dis boss, can see de
mule, but de mule can't sec me-"
DR.. Parker can see the beauty
Of his own able O management Of
school matters in our county, and
that the eternal fitness of things
would be seriously disarranged if
he were not reappointed, but he
has very poor appreciation Of
his duty to the party which has
honored bim with a position, and
when looking in that direction his
vision is very much distorted.
He holds an Office, equally as
honorable and thrice as remunera-
tive as a seat in the Legislature,
at the hands of the Democratic
party; he participated in the pri-
mary election, whereby he was
pledged as an honorable man, to
abide the decision of his party and
support the nominees, whether
they be his choice or not.
This he announced publicly in
this eitY be would not do, on the
day before the famous resolutions,
he wished us to publish were
adopted, and hence, we could not
see where our obligation to use
our private property to boost his
interest began, and we declined to
do so. because Of "a lack Of mutu-
atty"
If the teachers Offering the res
Olutions, or the patrons of tbepub-
lie schools could have been bene-
iited BY the publication, we would
have done so regardless Of the
Doctors political apostacy, but
since he alone, was to be the bene-
ticiary, we submit we have as
much right and e better cause to
conclude be is unfit for a County
Superintendent, as he has to an
nounce his opposition to the ticket
nominated by the party to which
he processes to belong, by an over
whelming majority, and we chose
to exercise our right to refuse 10
allow him 70 ride our horse, when
he had previously declared he
wonld not lend as his under any
circumstances
Since we have always treated
the Superintendent with the ut
moss courtesy and have cheerfully
published every thing he OF bis
Friends presented 70 Us heretofore,
we we're no little surprised and
mortified, when his position rela-
tive to the Democratic ticket IN
this county was made known 70 rs,
for We saw at once the cloven foot
and the mailed hand Of the Jack
son Machine behind him. We re-
membered the facts connected With
his appointment and we remem-
bered too asserting our belief that
although Prof Miller was rejected
in "iorm style and volume" for the
reason that he would feel that be